By JAMES KUNDA? – ZAMBIA’s largest foreign investor, First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQM) has said the proposed redesigned mining fiscal regime under the 2015 Budget will deter capital investment in existing and new mining projects....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – THE Government’s failure to consider some submissions for the tourism sector in the 2015 Budget will stagnate the industry’s growth, Tourism Council of Zambia (TCZ) chairperson Felix Mulenga has said. Mr...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – ZANACO disbursed more than K70 million to small and emergent farmers under the Lima Credit Scheme during 2013/2014 farming season. And Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa has called for private sector...

By HELEN ZULU – ZAMBIA will continue to be a dumping ground for substandard finished products unless the citizens start owning the production process from extraction to actual manufacturing. The Zambia Institute of Marketing (ZIM)...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – THE prices of copper on the international market yesterday hovered near its four-month high, supported by a growing consensus the metal would be in a supply deficit this year. Reuters reports...

By JAMES KUNDA? – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda last Friday unveiled the K46.7 billion 2015 National Budget to Parliament with an assurance that Government was committed to uplifting the welfare of Zambians. Government has increased...

A FEW years ago, then Mines minister, Wylbur Simuusa was quoted by the local media as having said the Government wanted to increase its shareholding in mining firms up to 35 per cent. The report...

A POOR credit culture is what characterises the Zambian society, it is reported. This means many people find it hard to pay their debts both at individual and corporate levels. There is a high impetus...

By JAMES KUNDA? – THE temporary restriction of electricity supply to Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) by the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) recently, among other operational challenges has triggered low production and affected the quality of...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – THE Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) has said Government’s move to allocate more funds to the agricultural sector will lead to increased expansion and improve the country’s food security. Prior to the...